Employment agents, agent fees

13 01, 2018

Paying over $3,000 in recruitment cost for a $477-per-month job? That’s the way it is

2019-08-30T16:31:08+08:00January 13th, 2018|Articles, Stories|

By Aaron Chua, based on an interview in November 2017 "Hello," says Bhimol* to TWC2 volunteer Alex Au, just as Alex is arriving at The Cuff Road Project's meal station. "I come back," adds Bhimol. "Huh? Come back from where?" asks Alex. "[Last] Friday, I come back. New job." "Ah," says Alex, but before he

26 12, 2017

The friendly man in the coffee shop

2019-08-30T16:31:08+08:00December 26th, 2017|Articles, Stories|

Shamim (above) recounts a meeting he had at another coffee shop By Troy Lee, based on two interviews in October 2017 Shamim paints a picture of how he got his latest job. In the second half of 2016, while he was happily in his previous job, "I meet his man, Basir, at a

20 12, 2017

MOM wrong to accuse us of ‘inaccurate’ and ‘untrue’ account

2019-08-30T16:31:08+08:00December 20th, 2017|Articles, Facts, research, analysis, News, Our Stand|

On 5 December 2017, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) put up a note on their Facebook page accusing TWC2 of publishing an "inaccurate" account. This was in relation to the story we had posted on 12 October 2017 titled "Fraud committed using ministry letterhead". We stand by our story. We consider MOM's accusation against us

8 12, 2017

Greedy, unlicenced job brokers: one down, many more to go

2019-08-30T16:31:08+08:00December 8th, 2017|Articles, News, News Flash, Stories|

TWC2 volunteer discussing the news story with Bangladeshi workers at the Cuff Road Project In a promising development, the Ministry of Manpower has successfully prosecuted a Bangladeshi worker who acted as a job broker and who had pocketed some $30,900 in illicit profit. Roy Tapon Kumar pleaded guilty and was fined $30,000. This

9 11, 2017

TWC2’s top three recommendations

2019-08-30T16:31:09+08:00November 9th, 2017|News, Our Stand|

In late June 2017, Channel NewsAsia asked Transient Workers Count Too for a commentary article with the suggested theme of "whether we think migrant workers are an integral part of Singapore society, following reports of how many have to head back given the slowing economy." The article we submitted (in early July) is below. After we

25 10, 2017

Straits Times: Help migrant workers stand up for their own safety

2019-08-30T16:31:09+08:00October 25th, 2017|Media Coverage, News, Our Stand|

TWC2's article as printed in the Straits Times (part) The commentary below was published in the Straits Times, 25 October 2017. John Gee For The Straits Times They form majority of workers in workplaces with high accident rates and deserve more targeted help measures Singapore has set itself the target of significantly reducing its

12 10, 2017

Fraud committed using ministry letterhead

2019-08-30T16:31:30+08:00October 12th, 2017|Articles, Stories|

Sarowar (not his real name) approaches our help desk hesitantly. Despite being in his mid-thirties, he does not exude much self-confidence. Maybe it's because he knows his English is weak, and what he has to tell us is fairly complicated. However, it didn't take us long to grasp the nub of the problem: Someone had

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